Staff
This staff member is our Program Manager.
Who is Sophie?
This diagnosis is commonly associated with persistent sadness, loss of interest in activities, and changes in sleep or appetite.
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
This actor portrays Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean films.
Who is Johnny Depp?
This recovery strategy includes identifying people, places, or emotions that may increase the risk of substance use.
What are triggers?
These groups often focus on artistic expression.
What is Activity group?
This staff member is our Case Manager.
Who is Amy?
This diagnosis is marked by excessive worry, nervousness, or fear that is difficult to control and may include physical symptoms such as restlessness or muscle tension.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
This 2003 film launched the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and was based on a Disney theme park attraction.
What is The Curse of the Black Pearl?
This stage of change is marked by recognizing a problem and considering making a change, but not yet taking action.
What is contemplation?
This group centers on songs chosen by participants to explore personal connections and interpretations.
What is Music Group?
This staff member has four pets.
Who is Caleb?
This skill involves recognizing triggers, tolerating distress, and using healthy strategies to prevent relapse during recovery.
What are coping skills?
This movie in the franchise introduced Davy Jones and expanded the story with supernatural elements like the Flying Dutchman.
What is Dead Man’s Chest?
This relationship skill involves setting clear limits, respecting others’ needs, and maintaining emotional safety.
What are healthy boundaries?
This group focuses on building emotional resilience, increasing self‑motivation, and exploring self‑esteem in recovery through discussion and self‑reflection.
What is Shame & Resilience?
This staff member has a cat named Bear.
Who is Reign?
This mental health concept refers to the ability to experience difficult emotions without avoidance, impulsive reactions, or returning to substance use.
What is distress tolerance?
This ship and its cursed crew are bound to serve the sea forever unless a debt to the ocean is repaid, a central myth introduced midway through the film series.
What is the Flying Dutchman?
This concept describes the process of anticipating high‑risk situations for substance use and developing strategies ahead of time to reduce the likelihood of relapse.
What is relapse prevention planning?
This group teaches skills for identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors using structured, evidence‑based tools.
What is Therapy Group: CBT?
This staff member recently joined the team as a Shift Coordinator.
Who is AJ?
This mental health process involves becoming aware of internal thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations without judgment, allowing individuals to respond intentionally rather than impulsively when experiencing cravings or distress.
What is mindfulness?
This film in the franchise uniquely blends three pirate legends sea gods, the afterlife, and the end of piracy making it the longest installment at the time of its release.
What is At World’s End?
This recovery‑related approach prioritizes reducing the physical, psychological, and social harms of substance use while recognizing that behavior change can occur gradually and is not always abstinence‑based.
What is harm reduction?
This group examines how repeated substance use changes brain structure and function, including dopamine signaling, tolerance development, and reduced impulse control due to impaired prefrontal cortex regulation.
What is Biology of Addiction?